01880cam a2200349 a 4500 47581 47581 000042989178 AU-EpEBC 20170410102700.0 080806s2009 enk b 001 0 eng d 2008017217 GBA8A0966 bnb 9781405183628 (hbk.) 1405183624 (hbk.) 9781405183611 (pbk.) 1405183616 (pbk.) StDuBDS eng StDuBDS Uk NEMB ukblcatcopy BT1212 .R45 2009 261.21 22 Reitan, Eric. Is God a delusion? : a reply to religion's cultured despisers / Eric Reitan. Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. 248 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-240) and index. On religion and equivocation -- "The God hypothesis" and the concept of God -- Divine tyranny and the goodness of God -- Science, transcendence, and meaning -- Philosophy and God's existence, part I -- Philosophy and God's existence, part II -- Religious consciousness -- The substance of things hoped for -- Evil and the meaning of life -- The root of all evil? "Is God a Delusion? addresses the philosophical underpinnings of the recent proliferation of popular books attacking religious beliefs. The book focuses primarily on charges leveled by recent critics that belief in God is irrational and that its nature ferments violence. It balances philosophical rigor and scholarly care with an engaging, accessible style, and offers a direct response to the crop of recent anti-religion bestsellers currently generating considerable public discussion."--BOOK JACKET. God History of doctrines. Apologetics Theism Belief and doubt Cross-cultural studies ddc AM 0 0 ddc 0 0 34 MAIN MAIN OPEN 2017-04-10 Tabor 0 261.21 REI 18221 2017-04-10 00:00:00 1 2017-04-10 AM